The 1972 Championship of Australia was the 16th edition of the Championship of Australia, an ANFC-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the champion clubs from the VFL, the SANFL, the WANFL and the Tasmanian State Premiership.
Qualified Teams TeamNicknameLeagueQualificationParticipation (bold indicates winners)CarltonBluesVFLWinners of the 1972 Victorian Football League6th North AdelaideRoostersSANFLWinners of the 1972 South Australian National Football League2nd East PerthRoyalsWANFLWinners of the 1972 Western Australian National Football League1stCity-SouthRedlegsNTFAWinners of the 1972 Tasmanian State Premiership1st
Venue Adelaide Oval (Capacity: 64,000)
Fixtures
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Championship of Australia final